MAIN EVENT ($1,320)

Following a twelve hour grind, Won Poker Cup III Main Event Day 1C has finally drawn to a close with 19 players out of its 155-entry field advancing onto the next stage. Vietnamese superstar Bien Mai was the man to beat in today's games, having amassed a massive 746,000 chip count to top the list. Mai surpasses both initial chip leaders - Jian Lin and Khayal Abbasov, and is looking to kick off tomorrow's Day 2 festivities with a grand start.

Mai vaulted to the top in the final level of play after delivering a crushing blow to Denis Semerenko, cracking aces to claim a massive boost and seize the lead. Stacking just below him is Ronald Haverkamp with 614,000, miles away from next in rank Hoang Nam Nguyen's 346,000 chip count.

All Day 1 survivors are geared to return to the felt tomorrow, May 20th, each guaranteed a share of the $600,000 prize pool. A total of 52 players are expected to reconvene, with Day 1D still yet to complete its course.

Won Poker Cup III Main Event

Date/s: May 17-21, 2025

Buy-in: USD 1,320

Guarantee: USD 600,000

Entries: 415

Prize pool: USD 600,000

ITM: 52 places

Day 1A: 70 entries, 9 qualified

Day 1B: 89 entries, 11 qualified

Day 1C: 155 entries, 19 qualified

Day 1D Turbo: 101 entries, 13 ITM

Day 2: Tuesday, May 20

Day 3/ Final: Wednesday, May 21

Fresh off the break, Bien Mai completed his big blind and check called a 22,000 cbet from Denis Semerenko on a J♥ 2♦ Q♣ flop.

The action escalated on the 9♥ turn, where Semerenko bet 49,000 and jammed the rest over Mai’s 150,000 check raise. Mai snap called with two pair Q♠ J♠ , holding against Semerenko’s A♦ A♣ through the 8♦ river to score a pivotal knockout and surge to the lead.

Lam Long went with A♥ T♣ for his last ten big blinds and saw Bien Mai wake up with a big blind special - A♦ K♦ .

Long dominated, flopped some straight outs on 7♦ 8♣ 9♠ , only to brick runout 9♦ K♣ and walk away empty handed.